New Evo 4G update leaks out, is rooted

We stumbled across a minor update release for the Evo 4G, in RUU form. In an attempt to find out which files have been modified in the update, the XDA faithful have already cracked it open, rooted it, and are in the process of further exploration. Expect to see some new ROMs built on this update over the coming days.

According to XDA member joeykrim, this update brings changes to the kernel, Recovery.img, hboot, and many .jar files within the framework.

If you're rooted, it might be a good idea to hold off for a few days in case there are any surprises waiting in this update. But if you're feeling adventurous, go ahead and grab the rooted update and start flashing (your ROM). [via XDA, rooted version]

Sprint: "Oops, I accidentally left this update lying around where people might find it. I sure hope it doesn't fall into the hands of a group of people who will thoroughly test every aspect of it for me. Wouldn't that just be a damn shame..."

It's funny because it's true! That's pretty much what they've seemingly done with the last few updates, they're always leaked before anyone even knows there's an update coming, might be HTC more so than Sprint tho.

The rebooting is supposedly caused by faulty gps chips in some phones. That's the best answer I ever got. It was so bad. It would reboot while just reading a webpage. Videos would only play for a minute or less before rebooting. We're talking 15+ times per day. Factory resets don't fix it, neither did the ##gps code. I finally had enough and called Sprint. I told them what it was doing and every troubleshooting step I took. They said they would ship my replacement. Got it 2 days later. I don't even care that the replacement was activated on launch day and reconditioned in Sept. It works great. No reboots, and doesn't have any screen lift issues.

I pray this fixes the stupid rebooting problem!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so sick of my EVO rebooting when im reading a website or watching a streaming video or youtube!!!!!!!!!!!! If this doesn't get fixed soon I'm trading or selling my EVO for something else, but I'd hate to have to do that. I'm going to give this update a try it's well worth the risk if it fixes the reboot problem.

I'm sorry about your rebooting issues, but I have yet to experience any reboots. I'm on my EVO 4G all day everyday tweeting, checking facebook, surfing the web, texting, talking..you name it. It works like a champ. I don't use any task killers/managers but I am rooted and I have apps like Peep & a few other frozen using Titanium Backup. Also, I'm using stock Froyo so I don't know what to tell you in regard to your rebooting issues.

I have no reason to lie on this forum. My Evo has never randomly rebooted, nor locked up, nor crashed. It has been rebooted (by me) perhaps 5 times ever, and each time was to either swap a battery (rare) or due to an OS update. I use it every day with lots of apps. If your experience is different than mine, I am sorry, but that doesn't change my experience.